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Due to the Delta variant, a record number of illegal crossings at the southern border, and now, the disastrous pull-out from Afghanistan, President Biden has had a disastrous first summer in office. Both President Trump in 2017 and President Obama in 2009 also had terrible first summers that ended up being precursors to devastating midterm elections for the party in power. Will Biden suffer the same fate?

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